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Precious 4

Photograph
1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A colour photograph depicting a hand removing a piece of jewellery, with a pair of surgical tweezers, from an open body part.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePrecious 4 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
C-Type colour print. The negative for this print was computer-generated using Macintosh Photoshop.
Brief description
Photograph by Alexa Wright, 'Precious 4', Great Britain, c-type colour print, 1995
Physical description
A colour photograph depicting a hand removing a piece of jewellery, with a pair of surgical tweezers, from an open body part.
Dimensions
  • Size of image height: 52cm
  • Size of image width: 65.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Accession number
E.179-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
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